Gas prices are on the rise

January 02, 2009|WSBT-TV Report

The holidays ended with an unwanted gift for drivers — higher gas prices. Area gas stations are charging more than $1.75 a gallon. Experts say OPEC is cutting production. Violence in the Middle East and a dispute over natural gas in Russia caused the increase. AAA reports the average price of gas in South Bend is $1.68 a gallon. That's slightly above Indiana's average, and just below Michigan's. The price is about where it was a month ago, but well below the record high from July.